Jessup v. Jessup
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Josiah McBoberts, Judge, presiding. On the 21st day of April, 1857, Cornelius Jessup, Edward H. Jessup, and John S. Jessup, entered into partnership, as hardware merchants, under the firm name of “Jessup Brothers. ” The storehouse in which their business was subsequently carried on, was situated on the north 28 feet of lot 4, in block 4, in Wilmington, Will county, this State, one-half of which belonged in fee to…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Josiah McBoberts, Judge, presiding. On the 21st day of April, 1857, Cornelius Jessup, Edward H. Jessup, and John S. Jessup, entered into partnership, as hardware merchants, under the firm name of “Jessup Brothers. ” The storehouse in which their business was subsequently carried on, was situated on the north 28 feet of lot 4, in block 4, in Wilmington, Will county, this State, one-half of which belonged in fee to Cornelius, and the remaining half belonged to the other two partners. The partnership continued, and the business was conducted…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey
The propriety of this decree is questioned chiefly on the ground that appellant’s right to share in the proceeds of sale in excess of the present value of the lot, exclusive of improvements, is made to depend upon the relative amount contributed by her to the improvement of the lot. She earnestly insists, by her counsel, that inasmuch as John Jessup, her guardian, formally presented in the probate court, for allowance, an itemized account against her, as his ward, for one-half of the cost of the improvements for which he now seeks to recover out of the proceeds of the sale of the property,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. Wilmington Coal Mining & Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1876
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